Reborn 92's Business Tycoon

Chapter 426: Trouble after trouble

On the eve of completing all the work in the provincial capital and preparing to return to the capital, Jin Ling finally sat down and had dinner with his father.

After praising their actions these days, Director Jin changed the subject and said, 'Tell me, how much profit did you make this time?'

Jin Ling said vaguely, 'Just enough for me to buy a new car,'

and Director Jin laughed, "You make it sound easy. That car of yours is enough to buy me several cars.'

Jin Ling once again avoided answering, "How can I repay the 200,000 I took from you? How about you open an account outside as well, for convenience?'

'What do you mean 'pay you back'? That was your dowry. An old man like me has no use for money. You keep it. If there's anything like this in the future, you'll have some capital.' Director Jin said with a smile.

'Then I'll keep it here. Also, Dad, Yiping's predictions are so accurate. Can you recommend this publication to your superiors?' Dad's two hundred thousand US dollars would be better off with him, and Jin Ling didn't say much thanks.

'You mean to say that apart from the Blue Ocean Strategy, some of the main arguments in this magazine are from the pen of a university student?' Director Jin was still a little unsure.

'I have seen it all with my own eyes, so of course I am not mistaken,' Jin Ling said with certainty.

'When is it, then? Let me meet this young man!'

Jin Ling was a little nervous when he thought of something. 'He is very busy right now. He is studying in the capital and also has to look after the company, so he really can't get away,'

'It's fine, there's no rush. Isn't there summer vacation?' Director Jin pointed to the stool next to him, "Look, isn't your phone ringing?'

Jin Ling looked and sure enough, his phone was flashing. He opened it and heard the voice of Zhang Bixing from the logistics company, "Director Jin, we have a problem here.'

There was nothing unusual about the logistics company having a problem. It was no different from the express delivery companies that came later. They had lost a shipment.

In the company office, Jin Ling and the legal advisor Mao, who had just arrived and signed the agreement, listened to Zhang Bixing's situation.

Three days ago, Jinghu City Longshan Welding Machine Factory, through a logistics company, sent two small pieces of accessories to the provincial Hongchang Electromechanical. I don't know which part went wrong, but only one piece was found in the provincial warehouse yesterday.

The missing item itself was not worth much, just a few rotors, less than 500 yuan. However, there was an envelope inside, and in the envelope was a VAT invoice from Longshan Welder for the goods purchased during the peak season at the beginning of the year after Hongchang Electromechanical was established, with a face value of 237,500 yuan.

This created a knock-on effect. Hongchang Machinery and Electronics said that they would not pay the money until they received the tax invoice. For Longshan Welding, issuing another tax invoice would mean having to pay the VAT again, 17% of 237,500, which is more than 40,000 yuan!

This is not a small amount, and the owner of the welding machine factory said that his profit is not this high, so since yesterday, he has been arguing with the logistics company, demanding that the logistics company compensate him for all his losses, including the deductible tax amount plus the bank interest on the payment and other expenses, a total of 45,000 yuan.

For a shipment that cost only 15 yuan to ship and had a value of 500 yuan, he had to pay 45,000 yuan in compensation. Such a demand was of course impossible to meet. After that, the Jinghu branch had been blocked by him, and goods could only enter but not leave.

In other words, Zhang Bixing had been asking the people from the logistics company to restrain themselves, otherwise the two sides would have already fought.

Jinling was not familiar with this area, so she turned to the lawyer and said, 'What do you think, Lawyer Mao?'

'Have you brought the relevant documents for this order?' Lawyer Mao asked Zhang Bixing.

'Yes,' Zhang Bixing took out a well-preserved envelope from his bag and took out the waybill from it.

Lawyer Mao looked at it carefully. In the column for the name of the goods, it said accessories, the number of pieces was two, there was no insurance, and the freight was 30 yuan.

Below the line with the RMB amount written in words, there was a special reminder, which stated clearly that before filling in this acceptance and entrustment certificate, the shipper should read the consignment contract below carefully and, if they agree, sign it. If they disagree, both parties can negotiate and re-negotiate the relevant terms or add new terms.

The shipping contract has ten articles in total, which are very comprehensive. Of course, from the perspective of the terms, it naturally favours the logistics company a bit, but it cannot be said to be a tyrannical clause.

After carefully reading the above terms and signing his name, Lawyer Mao said with certainty, 'Our legal liability is not great. According to the regulations, we will at most compensate him 45 yuan. In other words, we will make a concession and demonstrate our style by compensating him for the loss of that item, 500 yuan.'

Zhang Bixing's eyes lit up when he heard this, 'Really?'

The logistics company's mistake was supposed to be the biggest amount involved in a company within the group so far. He was very nervous about it, but after hearing what Lawyer Mao said, it was only 500 yuan at most, so what was the big deal? He could pay it himself.

'Yes, don't worry, leave it to me to handle it. You have the welding factory owner's phone number, right?'

'Yes,' Zhang Bixing immediately pulled up the other party's phone number, 'He's a difficult person to talk to. I spoke with him twice and nothing was settled.'

'Never mind, he's just angry,' said Lawyer Mao, and he immediately used speakerphone to call Yao Weidong. "Mr Yao, this is Lawyer Mao Shunming, legal advisor to Jiasheng,'

and as soon as he had introduced himself, there was a storm on the line, with a middle-aged man sounding drunk shouting, "Lawyer? Scaring me? Let me tell you, it's no use even if the judge calls me, they can afford a lawyer, but they can't afford to compensate me for my losses?

Do you know that without this money to tide me over, the normal production and operation of my factory will be affected? I tell you, as long as the compensation is not in place, don't even think about opening your branch. I will also advertise and promote for you everywhere to see if anyone else will do business with your logistics company.'

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After a long rant, full of expletives, Jin Ling frowned, while Zhang Bixing looked apologetic. After all, it was their company's mistake.

However, Lawyer Mao is a good-natured person. After they had vented their anger and taken a break, he said slowly, 'Mr Yao, I understand how you feel, but I understand even better our responsibility in this matter. I would like to inform you of two things. First, if by tomorrow morning, when work starts, our logistics company branch is still unable to operate normally due to your reasons, we will call the police and claim compensation according to the law.

Second, if you are sincere about resolving this matter, you can come to the provincial capital to negotiate with us after you have ensured that our branch is not disrupted in its normal operations.

I am warning you that if our branch is not able to operate normally tomorrow morning, you will receive a lawyer's letter in the afternoon. There will be no room for negotiation. I hope you will consult a lawyer and make the right choice.'

The other party at least listened to what he had to say, and after a moment of silence, he shouted, 'Fine, send the lawyer's letter. Do you think I'm scared of you? You lost my goods and my invoice, but you think you're in the right?'

Lawyer Mao hung up before he could finish.

'That's it?' Zhang Bixing asked.

'That's it. People who do business are all smart. As long as he thinks about it and asks a lawyer, the branch should not be affected tomorrow. I'll send him my number first thing in the morning, and I'm sure he'll contact me.'

'What if the other party sues? Will the court support his claim?' Jin Ling asked.

'Impossible. According to the law, for uninscribed mail, compensation for loss, damage or shortage is based on actual losses, but the maximum compensation does not exceed three times the postage charged. This is also clearly stated in our shipping contract. Moreover, the shipping contract clearly states that it is accessories, not the VAT invoice he is referring to. At the time of shipping, the other party did not specifically state this, so we will compensate the full amount, which is 500 yuan.'

After listening to Lawyer Mao's explanation, Jin Ling was not completely at ease. It was possible that the compensation would not be much, but if the matter was not handled well, it would really affect the reputation of the logistics company.

She dialled Feng Yiping's phone number.

'What is it, Jin Ling? Is there a problem?' Feng Yiping knew that there must be something wrong when she called at this time of day, and it was most likely trouble.

Sure enough, 'I won't be able to come back tomorrow. Something has happened here.'

Upon hearing Jin Ling's words, Feng Yiping flew into a rage. This Yao fellow, does he regard the company as a fat pig to be slaughtered? Even if the VAT invoice is lost, it only takes a little time. You can go to the tax authorities with a copy of the stub of the lost invoice and apply for a tax deduction certificate for the lost tax invoice. Then use this certificate as legal proof to deduct the tax amount, where does the logistics company come in?

Jinling couldn't understand, so he handed the phone to Lawyer Mao. Lawyer Mao listened to Feng Yiping's long speech and said after a while, 'The relevant documents of the State Administration of Taxation stipulate that the lost invoice and offset copies shall not be used to offset input tax, and the duplicate copies of the stub cannot be used as offset vouchers. However, it seems that a revision is about to be made recently,'

Feng Yiping remembered after listening, 'Oh, my sister, it's the year 2000, not 14 years ago. It seems that this is really the case.

He immediately felt that there was something wrong with Lawyer Mao's solution. In that case, Longshan Welding Factory really suffered a great loss. Although the lawyer's approach was legal, it was unreasonable. If he were Yao Weidong, he would not be able to accept it either.

It was like the disputes between the courier company and the user later on. No matter what the court ruled, no one would stand by the courier company.

However, since the consignee was the electromechanical company, which he knew very well, there was still room for manoeuvre.